Creating Connections – Building Bridges Kelly Fowler, CIO President John Stanskas, ASCCC President

Role of CIOs and ASCCC

Role of the CIOs Primary purpose: Provide a central a voice for academic matters in the state of California. Promote and advance teaching and learning in California Community Colleges Provide an instructional administrative perspective on community college issues in California Participate with the Chancellor’s Office with the consultation process seeking and representing CIOs and liaison organizations Provide and sustain a communication among instructional administrations Promote communication and collaboration between other community college constituents including but not limited to the Academic Senate, CEOs, and CSSOs.

Role of the ASCCC (a) An Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges has been established through ratification by local academic senates so that the community college faculty may have a formal and effective procedure for participating in the formation of state policies on academic and professional matters. (b) The Board of Governors recognizes the Academic Senate of the California Community Colleges as the representative of community college academic senates before the Board of Governors and Chancellor's Office. Title 5 §53206 – Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

CCCCIO Executive Board Regional Representatives (10 regions) Executive Board – president, past- president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer, and 10 regional reps Constituency Groups – California Community Association for Occupational Education (CCAOE), Council of Chief Librarians (CCL) and Association of Community and Continuing Education (ACCE), and the Academic Senate California Community Colleges (ASCCC) Represents all of the CIOs 114 (115) Community Colleges

CIO Executive Board Meetings Meets about every month (in Sacramento) Regional Representatives & Executive Board – your voice! Meet with the Chancellor’s Office staff (during our Executive Board Meetings) Includes the ASCCC Liaison Ginni May. ASCCC Liaison.(Sacramento City College) Committee Representation -- CIO voice!

Communication Regional Representatives Updates Feedback and Input CIO Website: www.ccccio.org CIO Listserv Public! Controlled by your college/district Chancellor’s Office Chancellor Oakley – Chancellor Daisy Gonzalez – Deputy Chancellor Constant Change!

Participatory Governance Processes

Title 5 Terminology: Effective Participation Participating effectively in district and college governance is shared involvement in the decision- making process. It does not imply total agreement; The same level of involvement by all is not required; and Final decisions rest with the Board of Trustees.

What Does This Mean at the State Level? Accreditation, Curriculum, and Education Policy - invite stakeholders to join committees, particularly representatives from the ASCCC and CIOs We hosts conferences/plenary sessions and invite stakeholder groups to attend or present We invite liaisons to our Executive Committee meetings for feedback, input, and discussion

CIO and ASCCC Collaboration At the system level, the Academic Senate functions from the perspective of the best interest of students from the faculty perspective Our CIO colleagues balance this with regulatory and statutory compliance requirements and budgetary constraints Together, we generally create a balanced perspective that is both student centered and compliant

Role of Consultation Council

Consultation Council Institutional Representatives 2 CEOs Organizational Representatives 1 ACCCA 1 CTA 1 CFT 1 CCCI 1 CSEA 1 CCLC 1 FACCC 1 CFT/CCE (Council of Classified Employees) 1 CCCAOE Institutional Representatives 2 CEOs 2 faculty ASCCC 2 students SSCCC 1 CBO 1 CSSO 1 CIO 1 ACHRO 1 trustee

Consultation Council -- Function Agenda Items Board of Governors Policy Discussion Consultation Process How is it working now?

The Role of 5C: Collaboration of CIOs and ASCCC

Membership of California Community Colleges Curriculum Committee (5c) Voting Members Resource Members 8 faculty representatives appointed by the ASCCC 1 ACCE representative 1 CTE Administrator 4 representatives appointed by the CIOs 1 Chancellor's Office Legal Counsel staff 2 Chancellor's Office representatives - Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, Vice Chancellor of Educational Services Leadership Co-chairs: 1 from ASCCC and 1 from the CIOs 1 curriculum specialist appointed by CCC Classified Senate (4CS) Membership of California Community Colleges Curriculum Committee (5c)

5c: Purpose and Responsibility Makes recommendations and provides guidance to the Chancellor’s Office on local and regional implementation of curriculum policy and regulations throughout the California Community College system, including general education, workforce, & development education programs in credit, non-credit and not-for-credit areas.

CIOs and Academic Senate Presidents: Working Together

Collaboration: ASCCC and CIOs Foster communication and relationships both organizationally and interpersonally Discuss issues and areas of commonality and difference to understand each others views and concerns Don’t surprise each other!

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